Advances in mobile technology have drastically improved security on the smartphones most people carry these days. In fact, it seems that a majority of devices now have fingerprint sensors on them for enhanced security—an innovation that would have seemed unbelievable only a few short years ago. However, these technologically superior methods failed to thwart a sly six-year-old girl this holiday season, when she used her sleeping mother's thumb to unlock her phone. When the mother checked her email later, she was greeted with 13 order confirmations for Pokémon items that had been ordered through the Amazon app. "$250 later, she has shopped for all her Christmas presents on Amazon," the bemused mother later posted online, also noting that the girl was "really proud of herself." There was no mention of whether the mischievous girl received any punishment this Christmas-or Pokémon toys.

Potential Preaching Angles: Potential Preaching Angles: (1) Consumerism—this little girl has been steeped in a culture that is very good at least one thing—teaching children how to shop. (2) Parenting—As parents we might be modeling more than we know—and it may not always be for the good.